Charlotte Knights
Record 3-3 (last week), 18-20 (second half), 54-59 (overall)
Knights Player of the Week
Jacob Gonzalez .278/.435/.667, 18 at-bats
Vinny Capra .333/.478/.556, 18 at-bats
Tim Elko .192/.192/.385, 24 26-bats
Korey Lee .222/.222/.278, 18 at-bats
Dominic Fletcher .348/.348/.609, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 23 at-bats
Noah Schultz Did not play (7-Day Injured List)
Yoendrys Gómez 3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Bryse Wilson 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Duncan Davitt 11 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 10 K
Owen White 3 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K
The Knights took care of business on Sunday to split their road series against Syracuse (60-54).
Shortstop Jacob Gonzalez, 23, is already making his presence felt at the Triple-A level. Gonzalez was promoted on July 26 and is still new to the Knights, but he has been very reliable at the plate. This week, Gonzalez went 5-for-18 with two homers, a double, six RBIs, and five walks. The White Sox selected Gonzalez in the first round in 2023, and the early returns are positive for the young infielder. Gonzalez is No. 9 in MLB Pipeline’s latest Top 30 White Sox Prospects rankings, and he has quite a bit of upside potential, especially considering his premium position. In 12 games since his promotion, Gonzalez is slashing .250/.388/.500 for the Knights. That will get the job done and then some.
2025 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Tim Elko (April 7-13)
Bobby Dalbec (April 14-20)
Tim Elko (April 21-27)
Tristan Gray (April 28-May 4)
Jason Matthews (May 5-11)
Andre Lipcius (May 12-18)
Kyle Teel (May 19-25)
Jacob Amaya (May 26-June 1)
Brooks Baldwin (June 2-8)
Brooks Baldwin (June 9-15)
Brooks Baldwin (June 16-22)
Colson Montgomery (June 23-29)
Jacob Amaya (June 30-July 6)
Andre Lipcius (July 7-13)
Yoendrys Gómez (July 18-27)
Vinny Capra (July 28-August 3)
Jacob Gonzalez (August 4-10)
Birmingham Barons
Record 3-3 (last week), 27-12 (second half), 65-43 (overall)
Barons Player of the Week
Calvin Harris .545/.583/.545, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 11 at-bats
Rikuu Nishida .368/.400/.421, 1-for-3 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Sam Antonacci .227/.292/.318, 22 at-bats
Braden Montgomery .238/.273/.286, 21 at-bats
William Bergolla .174/.240/.174, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 23 at-bats
Ryan Galanie .235/.222/.529, 17 at-bats
Riley Gowens 1 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K
Shane Murphy 5 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Tyler Schweitzer 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Tanner McDougal 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Hagen Smith 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 6 K
I regret to inform you that the Barons lost more than one game this week. This truly is a shocker, as this has not happened since their series against the Lookouts (56-47) from July 1 through July 6. Even though this lastest series did not go as well as the Barons hoped, they still managed to split the games against those Lookouts.
Catcher Calvin Harris, 23, delivered in a big way this week. Harris went 6-for-11, and he stole a base in his only attempt. Overall, Harris is slashing .267/.341/.354 on the season, as he has found ways to get on base while providing valuable, reliable defense behind the plate. In 463 2/3 innings behind the plate, Harris has only been charged with three passed balls, and his arm is much improved from last year. Opposing base runners went 102-for-121 (84.3%) on stolen base attempts against Harris in 2024, but in 2025 they are only 54-for-74 (73.0%) against him.
2025 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
William Bergolla (April 7-13)
Tyler Schweitzer (April 14-20)
Wilfred Veras (April 21-27)
Caden Connor (April 28-May 4)
Ryan Galanie (May 5-11)
Riley Gowens (May 12-18)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 19-25)
William Bergolla (May 26-June 1)
Jake Palisch (June 2-8)
Shane Murphy (June 9-15)
Lucas Gordon (June 16-22)
Tanner McDougal (June 23-29)
Tanner McDougal (June 30-July 6)
Tanner McDougal (July 7-13)
Sam Antonacci (July 18-27)
Ryan Galanie (July 28-August 3)
Calvin Harris (August 4-10)
Winston-Salem Dash
Record 3-3 (last week), 17-24 (second half), 42-64 (overall)
Dash Player of the Week
Jeral Perez .450/.560/.800, 20 at-bats
Alec Makarewicz .292/.280/.667, 24 at-bats
Cole McConnell .300/.364/.700, 10 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .214/.214/.357, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 14 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .368/.429/.526, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Lyle Miller-Green .143/.200/.214, 14 at-bats
Frankeli Arias 7 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 4 BB, 5 K
Luke Bell 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K
Dylan Cumming 4 IP, 4 R (2 ER), 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Lucas Gordon 3 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 5 BB, 4 K
Christian Oppor 4 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Phil Fox 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 4 K
The Dash had another decent week, picking up another series split. This time, they faced Bowling Green (57-49) on the road.
Infielder Jeral Perez, 20, who primarily plays second base but also sees time at shortstop, was unstoppable this week. Perez was all over Bowling Green pitching, finishing 9-for-20 with two homers, a double, five walks, and five RBIs. This incredible series resulted in a sky-high 1.360 OPS, as opposing pitchers had no answers for him. Perez improved his overall slash line from .220/.292/.417 to .231/.307/.437, and given how late it is in the season, that is a sizable boost to happen in only a week.
2025 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Jake Bockenstedt (April 7-13)
Lucas Gordon (April 14-20)
Sam Antonacci (April 21-27)
Jeral Perez (April 28-May 4)
Braden Montgomery (May 5-11)
Lucas Gordon (May 12-18)
Jordan Sprinkle (May 19-25)
Tanner McDougal (May 26-June 1)
Samuel Zavala (June 2-8)
Jake Bockenstedt (June 9-15)
Frankeli Arias (June 16-22)
Wilber Sánchez (June 23-29)
Samuel Zavala (June 30-July 6)
Nick Altermatt (July 7-13)
Braden Montgomery (July 18-27)
Drake Logan (July 28-August 3)
Jeral Perez (August 4-10)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 3-3 (last week), 20-22 (second half), 52-56 (overall)
Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Caleb Bonemer .313/.476/.438, 16 at-bats
Adrian Gil .167/.375/.250, 12 at-bats
Nathan Archer .263/.300/.368, 19 at-bats
Arxy Hernández .267/.450/.267, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 15 at-bats
George Wolkow .227/.370/.364, 4-for-4 stolen bases, 22 at-bats
Justin Sinibaldi 5 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Kaleb Sophy 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Jake Curtis 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Grant Umberger 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Ricardo Brizuela 3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 0 K
The Cannon Ballers remained afloat, splitting their six-game series against the Salem Red Sox (45-61).
Shortstop Caleb Bonemer, 19, cannot be promoted soon enough. Bonemer has now won four Cannon Baller of the Week awards in the past five weeks. This week, Bonemer went 5-for-16 with two doubles, five walks, and he led the team with five RBIs. Bonemer could hardly be stopped by Salem’s pitching staff, and pitchers in general are having trouble retiring him. The White Sox second round pick of 2024 is taking care of business, and is far ahead of the most aggressive schedule for him. Overall, Bonemer is slashing .275/.401/.437 and providing solid defense at a premium defensive position.
2025 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Jordan Sprinkle (April 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (April 14-20)
Jordan Sprinkle (April 21-27)
Miguel Santos (April 28-May 4)
Justin Sinibaldi (May 5-11)
George Wolkow (May 12-18)
Grant Umberger (May 19-25)
Caleb Bonemer (May 26-June 1)
Lyle Miller-Green (June 2-8)
George Wolkow (June 9-15)
Luis Reyes (June 16-22)
T.J. McCants (June 23-29)
Caleb Bonemer (June 30-July 6)
Abraham Núñez (July 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (July 18-27)
Caleb Bonemer (July 28-August 3)
Caleb Bonemer (August 4-10)
DSL White Sox
Record 3-3 (last week), 22-25 (overall)
DSL Sox Player of the Week
Yordani Soto .455/.538/.455, 3-for-3 stolen bases, 11 at-bats
Osniel Castillo .389/.389/.500, 4-for-4 stolen bases, 18 at-bats
Eduardo Herrera .200/.235/.457, 15 at-bats
Alejandro Cruz .286/.353/.429, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 14 at-bats
Jose M. Mendoza .313/.353/.313, 14 at-bats
Fidel Montero 5 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 9 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Gerardo Hernandez 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Diego Perez 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Orando Suarez 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Well, how about that? There was yet another another series split, as the DSL White Sox broke even in their six games to remain three games under .500.
Shortstop Yordani Soto, 17, was on top of his game, providing some serious value offensively and defensively. Soto went 5-for-11 with a walk, a hit by pitch, and three RBIs. In addition, Soto made his time on base count, as he swiped three bases without getting caught. Soto spent a lot of time on base, as he reached base safely in more than half of his plate appearances. Bravo to Soto on a terrific week, and he is now slashing .262/.419/.299 with 19 stolen bases in 24 attempts overall (79.2%).
2025 DSL White Sox Players of the Week
Frank Mieses (June 2-8)
Eduardo Herrera (June 9-15)
Yobal Rodriguez (June 16-22)
Christian Gonzalez (June 23-29)
Christian Gonzalez (June 30-July 6)
Alejandro Cruz (July 7-13)
Jose M. Mendoza (July 18-27)
Jefrank Silva (July 28-August 3)
Yordani Soto (August 4-10)